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I did like Carmen. THAT Carmen. The one from last year's Nationals that I'm still pretending never happened. But that was a damn good Carmen. Unfortunately, I've never liked any of his other programs except some exhibitions--because they are fun and dance-y with not so much frowning and airpunching. XD

Running threes are EASY EASY. For real. (But I can't do them in the--I guess it's camel-position? Mine are upright.) My LFO turn is HORRIBLE, but running threes are helping it. Ask someone to show you! You just do a turn, and as you're moving backward, you put your free toepick down and pivot into another turn with the same foot you just did one on. So--lets see, it's like: RFO 3t to L counter-clockwise pivot to RFO 3t. ...if that makes any sense at all, because I am SO BAD at explaining how it feels. XD; I can only do like four before I get dizzy. Am trying to add more.

Haha, I can't spin very well. I have a short, shaky two-foot turn and an even shorter, shakier spin on my left foot. I can backspin somewhat but I often fall. I haven't worked on them much, though. I'm hoping to spend time on them tomorrow.

My winter rink doesn't have an adult class, but I'm the only one in their Gamma class, so it's like having private instruction. XD I miiight switch to real private coaching after this session, though. I am dying to learn more and more. *bounces off walls*

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Yes, that was a good Carmen, I agree. Though by that time, I was so fed up with Carmen that I couldn't even properly enjoy it. I think he skated two superb programs at last year's Nationals, though.

Oh, it kinda does make sense the way you describe it. I'll have to try them on the ice. I know what they look like in the camel position, so it shouldn't be too hard to figure out how they work upright.
What I can do is a series of 3turns (and I thought you meant those) - a forward 3t, right into a backward 3t, a forward 3t again etc. They're almost like twizzles, only not as smooth and uninterrupted.

The dizziness will disappear with time, I've been told. The more you spin/do turns, the more your brain gets used to it and - in the end - your head stops spinning completely. (I once wondered how Stéphane can do his insane spins without getting dizzy and had a friend explain.) I already get much less dizzy than when I started, though I still do.

You're better than me with your spins! I've self-learned a basic spin on two feet, but they still are a little shaky sometimes. I've tried lifting one foot mid-spin and sometimes it works. I definitely do want to learn one-foot spins!

I am dying to learn more and more. *bounces off walls*
Ahaha, it is addictive, isn't it. *loves skating*

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I'm pretty sure those also count as running thress, as long as they're 3ts that are moving. Not sure, though. I wish there was some sort of comprehensive boook about this. XP I can't do back 3ts yet--my instructor's just started me on inside 3ts and they are murder.

Oh yeah, I'm definitely noticing less dizziness on spins now. I used to fall just because I'd get so dizzy; now I only fall when I get off balance. XD So I think that's improvement. Sort of. How do you enter spins? I pivot into mine (left toepick down, pivot counterclockwise--like a swizzle around your foot, really--and bring my feet together to spin) and am mostly trying to gain speed because that would probably help me balance.

Ooh, ooh! A trick for spins: when you feel yourself losing balance, bend your knees a tiny bit. It helps so much, omg. I just heard of that like a month ago. Don't know whether you have or not, but it's been making my spins last a little longer.

SO ADDICTIVE. O___O Before skating, I seriously hadn't exercised for like two years because I hated sports and was bored by walking. (I've always been skinny; I was just way out of shape. I couldn't run a city block--length of about six houses--without being painfully out of breath. XP) But after I tried skating for the first time since I was seven, my mom couldn't drag me away from the rink and now I am strooong and learning cool tricks and OMG *flaps* :DDDD

...ahaha I am so bad at shutting up about skating. SOMEONE STOP ME. *flail*

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Oh, you'll have the inside 3turns down in no time, the difference is not that big. They took me a little longer than outside 3ts as well, though - it was hard for me not to lose speed after the turn.

ow do you enter spins? I pivot into mine (left toepick down, pivot counterclockwise--like a swizzle around your foot, really--and bring my feet together to spin)
I do the same - some counterclockwise back crossovers, then a clockwise pivot, though without the toe-pick action - I just bring my left foot around the right, then I bring my feet together and "close" my arms to gain momentum and get spinning. So, basically, I do the same as you, more or less. :)
What I struggle with a lot is centering - how the hell do I keep my spins in one spot? I travel a lot on them and I don't quite know how to improve that. Any ideas?

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Oh and don't even mention the LFO. My LFO has been such a pain, in everything. I don't know if it's due to my skates or my foot, but I keep struggling on that one - I can stand up on that edge, nice and clean and deep, but somehow, I usually chicken out.

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I always chicken out, it's horrendous. XP I'm so afraid of falling. (I fell badly last summer and it took a long time for my knees to stop hurting, and I haven't convinced myself that I'm FINE now, I guess. XD; ) Do you do edge practice at all? I think I would improve my LFO if I spent time on edges, but it's hard to do it at my winter rink because there's always so many people.

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Do you do edge practice at all?
I do, a bit, but probably not as much as I should.

Talking about edges - I always perv over Johnny's deep deep edges, how he's standing so far on the edge his boot is almost brushing the ice. It's hot. *giggles* Yes, I'm a little bit of a freak, getting all excited about edges

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*bwahaha* You are totally not a freak. His edges are hot.